Wherever Stanley is, it's a party

Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios regaled the Detroit press corps with the admission that Sylvester Stallone attended his Stanley Cup party in Malibu, California, but he also assured the Windsor Star's Dave Waddell that a good time was had by all--at each and every one of his parties with the Cup:

September 18, Windsor Star: Chelios said the cup drew people like a magnet once word got out it was sitting on Malibu Beach. A gathering with family and relatives quickly grew into the hundreds.

"People did wander into our house (looking for the cup)," Chelios said. "200 turned to 400 pretty quick. It was an awesome day. My family members, cousins got to meet some pretty neat people and celebrity-type people."

Chelios also had the cup in his hometown of Chicago, where he took it to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game, and in Detroit.

"It's pretty hard not to have a good time when that things around," Chelios said. "It doesn't matter if a spot (to get the cup) opens up there at 10 o'clock at night or 12, you seem to fill any building or house you're at when word gets out (the cup is there). There's never a dull moment with it. Even people who don't know what the trophy is, it's an awesome thing to look at. That's what makes you come back for it and hungrier for it."